Feedback & Reports

My first ever Barbel. 6.25lbs 7.25 lbs & 5.25lbs so two personal bests. Feeder with hair rigged banded Dumbell Hookers. The lower end of the beat looked so slippers that I fished in the woods where the swims appeared safer. Brilliant day and with thanks to the Wye and Usk Foundation.

3 Barbel

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Arrived just as 2 other anglers were leaving. They said it was pretty much unfishable.... Not sure what they were talking about as we both had a choice of swims and settled to go in a big double swim.

I landed 9 Barbel and 2 big eels while my dad had 3 Barbel and a Chub. Lots of weed still in the river and lots of debris coming down. Frightening to think what we would have caught in better conditions.

I think people forget this is the Wye and that it's Wild fishing.

We will definitely come here again.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other

Hard day today, river looked perfect. Just one bite between us, a barbel of 9lb 1oz. I’m sure the long walks must have been beneficial!!

1 Barbel

1 Chub

Slow day in same swims as yesterday (limited swims available). 1 eel between us.

1 Other

Tough conditions with the river up and the water temps dropping due to the reservoir dumping a load of cold water (18c to 13c overnight!)
Fished the meadow section that has easy access from the layby. Lost a few fish as well as the 2 Chub that came to the net. The 'other' was an eel.
Lovely stretch of water and we'll be back next year.

2 Chub, 1 Other

Not many swims available so quite limited.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Really excellent day. Thought we would be washed off by 4m flood but the river dropped enough for us to fish. Forget what others have said about the fishery being inaccessible. There are plenty of really nice swims that suit all water levels. 4 of us only covered 1/3rd of the water we had available to us.

7 Barbel, 1 Chub, 4 Other

Barbel to 8lb 4oz which caught float fishing using meat

6 Barbel, 8 Chub